Gardiner woman credits Pinkham remedy for cure
A Gardiner Maine resident reports severe organic troubles and a near hospital operation were avoided after three months with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash The testimonial cites a surgical alternative and urges sick women to seek Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts for free advice and guidance
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Gardiner
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Williams
United States
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
The Soft Answer in Bar Harbor Dinner Tale
A Boston woman praises the wit of the late Ed ward Everett Hale at a Bar Harbor dinner. He recounts a visit near Boston where a field marked No Trespassing yields a farmer’s grim line. Hale replies We are Unitarians revealing a gentle joke from the era.
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Bar Harbor
Boston
Edward Everett Hale
Proper Breathing and Health
An article argues that improper breathing leads to tuberculosis risk. It states most people breathe shallowly, hindering lung development and creating fertile ground for germ growth. Emphasis on deep breathing as a preventive health measure.
Man Reflects On Intelligence In Later Years
A man recalls overestimating his smarts in youth and now jokes about his diminished self view. The reflection notes time and self awareness shaping his view of past confidence.
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises White Clothes
Daily life tests us and reveals character as Max Muller motto. Ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue a 2 oz package priced at five cents promising whiter clothes for laundry.
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Max Muller
Perry Davis Painkiller Ad Claims Broad Cures
A vintage advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller priced at 26c 35c or 50c bottles. It promises to cure colds rheumatism neuralgia and other ailments and notes availability at all druggists with a period ending quote from Smiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Ground breaking planned for Enid packing plant
Ada Democrat notes October 28 as the day fixed to start construction on Enid's million dollar packing plant.
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Enid
Texas Requisition Granted for Carl Schmidt
Governor Haskell granted the requisition of Texas for the return of Carl Schmidt wanted in Brazia County Texas for bigamy. Schmidt is under arrest at McAlester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Texas
Carl Schmidt
Brazia County
Schmidt
McAlester
Logan County Good Roads Convention Plans Bond Issuance
The Logan County good roads convention met in Guthrie last week and expected plans to mature for issuing 150000 dollars in bonds to build roads in Logan County.
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Logan County
Guthrie
Lawton Banker G F H Barber Dies After Illness
G F H Barber president of the Citizens State Bank of Lawton died after about a month of illness. He was sixty years old and among the best known men in Lawton. His death occurred last week.
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G. F. H. Barber
Citizen's State Bank of
Lawton
El Reno man lands steel fixtures contract for McAlester penitentiary
John Ozman of El Reno has been awarded the contract to supply all steel fixtures for the new state penitentiary under construction at McAlester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ozman
el Reno
New State Penitentiary
McAlester
Philadelphia Engineer Announces Miami Oklahoma to Joplin Motor Line
W. H. Schrieber, a Philadelphia civil engineer, states that construction has begun on a new motor line to run between Miami Oklahoma and Joplin Missouri.
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W. H. Schrieber
Philadelphia
Miami
Oklahoma
Joplin
Missouri
Court battle over A and M building control reaches Supreme Court
The dispute over which board—agriculture or affairs—must oversee building operations at the A and M college was escalated to the Supreme Court via an appeal by State Auditor Trapp against the Cook Construction Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Agriculture
Board of Affairs
A. & M. College
Supreme Court
Trapp
Cook Construction Company
Midland Valley Joins Big Rail Fight Over Tax, Rates
The Midland Valley railroad aligned with Santa Fe and Katy in federal suits resisting 1908 tax payments and also joined the two major lines in contesting the two-cent rate and corporate commission freight orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Valley Railroad
Santa Fe
Katy
Corporation Commission
Muskogee Franchises Fight Over Utilities War
Muskogee enters a battle of electric and gas light franchises as two companies seek approval. Each proposal promises a 20 percent reduction in public utility costs. The outcome hinges on local authorities and rate implications for residents.
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Muskogee
Enid to Seek Bids for New Government Buildings
Congressman Bird McGuire says bids will be asked in early November for Enid's new government buildings and construction will begin by March 1. The project budget is set at 100000 dollars.
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Enid
Bird McGuire
Inspector Removes Nine Underage Workers from Laundries
G. E. Warren state factory inspector reports displacement of nine children under 14 from Oklahoma City laundries after factory inspections. Authorities enforce child labor laws and ensure safe conditions in workplaces.
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Oklahoma City
G. E. Warren
Cotton thefts rise as farmers report pilferage
The high cotton prices spur thefts in the Muskogee area with many cases of small quantity pilfering from farms reported during the past week.
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Muskogee
Colonel Cross Urged to Withdraw Confederate Veterans Role
Ardmore veterans ask Colonel Bill Cross to withdraw his resignation as commander of the Confederate Veterans Association in Oklahoma. The committee cites ongoing work and leadership needs as motivation for the appeal.
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Bill Cross
Confederate Veterans Association
Oklahoma
Committee of Veterans of
Ardmore
Rock Island Railroad Appeals to Supreme Court from Texas County Decision
The Rock Island railroad appealed to the supreme court from a county court ruling in Guymon Texas county that awarded drayman F. L. Arm Strong $366 for backlisting him and blocking freight hauling from the Rock Island depot.
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Rock Island Railroad
Supreme Court
County Court of
Texas County
Guymon
F. L. Arm. Strong
Rock Island
State Treasurer Advertises Private Sale of Defunct Bank Securities
State Treasurer Menefee announced a private sale on December 15 of securities from the defunct Columbia Bank and Trust Co of Oklahoma City. The offering totals about $198,155 with roughly $10,000 in accrued interest, covering state treasury deposits of around $180,000.
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Teasurer Menefee
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
Oklahoma City
Five Years For Bud Grimes And Three For George Ledger Wood
A Lawton district court jury last week sentenced Bud Grimes to five years in state prison and George Ledger Wood to three years for robbing 18 year old farm lad Dewitt Eddins in Lawton days before statehood.
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Bud Grimes
George Ledgerwood
Lawton
Dewitt Eddins
Western Oklahoma railroads face car shortage complaints
Despite reports of light traffic due to short crops, the corporation commission is flooded with letters and telegrams from western Oklahoma complaining of a car shortage.
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Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Remarkable Texas Land Opening Promises Wide Selection
A large tract totaling 673 square miles in Dickens Crosby and Garza Counties Texas will be offered November 1 1909. Sold from owners direct with no per acre selling commission, prices range 12 to 17 50 dollars an acre with one fifth down and six annual payments. Town lots sold privately in Spur Girard as a new Texas city rises at the Spur terminus. A railroad to market boosts development and a Spur experimental farm station will aid settlers. Chas A Jones Spur Dickens County Texas.
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Dickens
Kent
Crosby
Garza
Texas
Spur
Dickens County
Girard
Kent County
America
Burlington
Stamford
Texas City
Fort Worth
Ed. R. Kane
H. H. Harrington
How She Knew Cartoon Joke From Lippincott's Magazine
In a humorous panel a wife recalls her husband Fred’s late night reluctance to work. He supposedly murmured in sleep that he would stay but did not want to draw. The gag reflects a light domestic scene from the era. Also includes vintage advertisements for Rough on Rats and related pest powders by E S Wells of Jersey City.
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Fred
Lippincott’s
One Part Melodrama Transforms Self in Finale
A quoted exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a melodrama where the star imagines a dramatic finale alone on stage. The line contrasts a big scene with a single performer as the star vows to end with a fall over a bridge after inner struggle.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
The Clever Girl
A brief dialogue shows a wood order exchange where a man asks a girl about her father’s preference for wood, and she responds with a cautious request for not too hard timber. The scene reads as a domestic or social vignette with emphasis on indirect communication.
Lewis Single Binder cigar sold as superior five cent brand
An advertisement touts Lewis Single Binder cigars as fresh from the table and wrapped in foil to retain freshness. It emphasizes rich old tobaccos, claims higher quality despite a small price premium, warns against imitations, and urges buyers to insist on Lewis Single Binder from dealers.
New Yellowstone geyser erupts near Fountain hotel
A Mammoth Hot Springs dispatch reports a new and magnificent geyser has erupted about 100 feet north of the Fountain geyser near Fountain hotel. The column reached 150 to 200 feet, with hot water mud and steam, erupting irregularly five to six hours apart for about an hour.
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Yellowstone Park
Fountain Hotel
Mammoth Hot Springs
Wyo
Fountain
Funny Old Time Sayings and Household Remedies
A collection of quips and advices from an old paper fragment. It includes a punch line about a father and son over water, a note on tithes and heaven, a patent remedy for lung pain, a quote from Disraeli, and a household laundry plug for Red Cross Ball Blue. The tone is concise, periodical and moral.
Oatmeal Praised as Brain and Body Booster
Dr Browne a leading authority on foods in 1909 extols oatmeal especially Quaker Oats as highly nourishing for brain and body in youth. He notes oats supply fats phosphorus and lecithin and that regular consumption strengthens the thyroid aiding growth and vigor among Scots and others in Britain.
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Browne
Duces
His Proper Field and a Chicken Theft Plea
A colored man was brought before a police judge charged with stealing chickens. He pleaded guilty and received sentence. He explained that the dog in the yard would have warned the owner, and warned the judge to avoid questioning him.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Harm to Self when True to One's Core Beliefs
The quote asks what harms may come when individuals stay true to themselves and what they believe is right, attributing the inquiry to a Black author. It invites reflection on personal integrity and risk in standing by values.
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Black
Quote by Seneca on self judgment and others
A reflective line attributed to Seneca contrasts how people condemn the wickedness of others while overlooking their own faults. It emphasizes self judgement over others and warns against hypocrisy.
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Seneca
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Jersey City
N. J
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Alice
Heaven
Disraeli
James Crichton Browne
F. R.S
London
Great Britain
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Conyers
Cardus
North Pole
Aids
Pierce
Golden Medical
Nature
Sige
Carters
Cascarets
HL. H. Green's Sons
Box R
Atlanta
Defiance Starghez
W.N. Y
Putnam
Cockaeet
Monroe Drug CO
Sean
Brunswick - Balke - Collender Company
Delaware St
Kansas City
Allen
Kuwail
J.p.allen
Dept
St.Paul
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